Suicide Kings (1997)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.9/10   

Réalisateur:

Peter O'Fallon

Writers (WGA):

Josh McKinney (screenplay) and
Gina Goldman (screenplay) ...
(suite)

Release Date:

17 avril 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Drame | Mystery | Thriller | Crime

Accroche:

Their plan was perfect... they weren't.

Plot:

A group of youngsters kidnap a respected Mafia figure.

Plot Keywords:

Mobster | Kidnapping | Mafia | Rich Kid | Bloodshed

Avis des utilisateurs:

Dark, yet oddly funny

Ensemble

Mark Watson	...	Doorman
Christopher Walken	...	Carlo Bartolucci / Charlie Barret
Denis Leary	...	Lono Veccio
Nina Siemaszko	...	Jennifer
Jay Della	...	Bartender (as Jay Fiondella)
Henry Thomas	...	Avery Chasten
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Max Minot
Nathan Dana Aldrich	...	Marcus (as Nathan Dana)
Jay Mohr	...	Brett Cambell
Jeremy Sisto	...	T. K.
Frank Medrano	...	Heckle
Brad Garrett	...	Jeckyll
James Peter 'JP' O'Fallon Jr.	...	Kid #1
Nicholas Huttloff	...	Kid #2
Trent Bross	...	Maitre D'
Cliff De Young	...	Marty (as Cliff DeYoung)
Lisanne Falk	...	Marty's Wife
Johnny Galecki	...	Ira Reder
Louis Lombardi	...	Mickey
Barry Del Sherman	...	Window Washer (as Barry Sherman)
Lenny Citrano	...	Barrio Bennie
Laura Harris	...	Elise Chasten
Spike Silver	...	Masked Man #1
Corey Michael Eubanks	...	Masked Man #2 (as Corey Eubanks)
Kevin Crowley	...	Security Guard
Laura San Giacomo	...	Lydia
Joseph Cali	...	Nick The Nose
Joseph Whipp	...	Harry
Sean Whalen	...	Widowmaker
Karen Rosin	...	Emergency Room Nurse
Bryan Swerling	...	Doctor
Will Klipstine	...	Protesting Orderly
Kandy Gillen	...	Nightclub Dancer
Dianne Snell	...	Nightclub Dancer
Ellie Ribera	...	Nightclub Dancer
Kristi McAfee	...	Nightclub Dancer
Angela Ayers	...	Nightclub Dancer
Monique McCarthy	...	Nightclub Dancer
Jennifer Ayers	...	Nightclub Dancer
Natashia Yule	...	Nightclub Dancer

Réalisé par
Peter O'Fallon

Scénaristes (WGA)
Josh McKinney		(screenplay) and
Gina Goldman		(screenplay) &
Wayne Allan Rice		(screenplay) (as Wayne Rice)
Don Stanford		(short story "The Hostage")

Produit par
Charles A. Chiara	....	associate producer
Stephen Drimmer	....	executive producer
Morrie Eisenman	....	producer
Russell D. Markowitz	....	line producer: additional photography (as Russ Markowitz)
Adam Mills	....	associate producer
Rick Mischel	....	co-executive producer
Patrick Peach	....	co-producer
Wayne Allan Rice	....	producer (as Wayne Rice)

Musique originale
Graeme Revell

Image
Christopher Baffa		(director of photography)

Montage
Chris Peppe

Distribution des rôles
Wendy Kurtzman
Roger Mussenden

Création des décors
Clark Hunter

Direction artistique
Max Biscoe

Décorateur de plateau
Traci Kirshbaum

Création des costumes
Genevieve Tyrrell

Maquillage
Gloria Pasqua Casny	....	key hair stylist
Linda Castillo	....	hair stylist: Mr. Walken (as Linda C. Castillo)
Linda Castillo	....	makeup artist: Mr. Walken (as Linda C. Castillo)
Eva Marie Denst	....	co-key makeup artist
Hilleri Fitting	....	makeup/hair assistant: additional photography
Anthea Grutsis	....	hair stylist (as Anthea J. Grutsis)
Sari Leitzman	....	key makeup: additional photography (as Sari Lietzman)
Pamela Roth	....	key makeup artist
Trina Young	....	additional makeup

Directeur de production
Bryan Ellenburg	....	post-production supervisor
Kathleen Laychak	....	executive in charge of production (as Kathleen 'CJ' Laychak)
Frank Salvino	....	post-production supervisor
Leigh Shanta	....	unit production manager (as Elizabeth Leigh Shanta)
John E. Vohlers	....	unit production manager: additional photography (as John Vohlers)

Assistant réalisateur
Kelly Cantley	....	first assistant director
Kelly Cantley	....	first assistant director: second unit
Kelly Cantley	....	second assistant director
Alan Brent Connell	....	first assistant director
Christian P. Della Penna	....	first assistant director
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	second unit director
Joth Riggs	....	dga trainee
Amy Schmidt	....	second assistant director: additional photography
John E. Vohlers	....	first assistant director: additional photography (as John Vohlers)
Diana E. Williams	....	second assistant director: second unit (as Diana Elizabeth Williams)

Art Department
Jacob Alsbrook	....	leadman
Joe Arnold	....	property master (as Joe 'The Creep' Arnold)
Traci Kirshbaum	....	set decorator: additional photography
Charles Righetti	....	set dresser
Tennille C. Ruth	....	art department intern (as Tennille Roth)
Valentine Torres	....	on-set dresser (as Valentine 'Tino' Torres)
Brian Walsh	....	swing gang
Lily Zuleta	....	assistant prop master

Technicien du son
Erik Blank	....	sound effects editor
Scott Brewster	....	adr editor
Shane Bruce	....	foley artist
Zane D. Bruce	....	foley artist (as Zane Bruce)
Maxim Carl	....	adr mixer
Tom Davis	....	foley mixer
Eric Enroth	....	production sound mixer
Gary Friedman	....	dialogue editor
Madeleine Garai	....	post sound coordinator
Gary Gegan	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Gary Geegan)
Tony Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lionel Luna	....	boom operator (as Lionel S. Luna)
Ken McLaughlin	....	sound mixer: additional photography
Patrick Orsbun	....	boom operator: additional photography
Clive Taylor	....	sound designer
Clive Taylor	....	sound supervisor
Lydian Tone	....	sound effects editor
Daniel Tripoli	....	dialogue editor (as Dan Tripoli)
Heath Weaver	....	sound coordinator
Brian Williams	....	sound designer
James Wright	....	consultant: Dolby® (as Jim Wright)
Scott Brewster	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Scott Brewster	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Michael L. Hicks	....	adr editor (uncredited)

Effets spéciaux
John C. Hartigan	....	special effects coordinator (as John Hartigan)

Visual Effects
Christopher Dusendschon	....	in-show optical effects compositor: THDX (uncredited)

Cascadeur
Bob Bralver	....	stunt performer
Eddie Braun	....	stunt performer
Corey Michael Eubanks	....	stunt performer (as Corey Eubanks)
Brent Fletcher	....	stunt performer
Chuck Hicks	....	stunt performer
Steve Holladay	....	stunt performer
Brett A. Jones	....	stunt performer (as Brett Jones)
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunt coordinator
Rob King	....	stunt performer
Kim Robert Koscki	....	stunt performer (as Kim Koscki)
Dennis Madalone	....	stunt performer
Buck McDancer	....	stunt performer
Spike Silver	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Jeff Smolek	....	stunt performer
Merritt Yohnka	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Alberto Alonso	....	electrician
Dan Ayers	....	Steadicam operator (as Don Ayers)
Dan Ayers	....	camera operator: "a" camera
David Azzoto	....	provider: grip/electric equipment, Leonetti Company
David A. Barbush	....	dolly grip: additional photography (as David Barbush)
Andrew Barczewski	....	dolly grip (as Andrez Barczewski)
Star Barry	....	electrician (as Star 'Is This Hot' Barry)
Precy C. Betiong	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Steve Brewer	....	grip (as Steven Brewer)
Brent Bye	....	electrician
Sean Casey	....	electrician
Brett Cody	....	video coordinator
Mike Conforti	....	grip: additional photography
Trinity L. Corn	....	grip
Kiely Cronin	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as William Kiely Cronin)
D.R. Curtis	....	electrician (as Dr. Curtis)
Shomari Davis	....	electrician
Scott Del Amo	....	still photographer
Rick Ellis	....	grip (as Richard Ellis)
Wendy Finn	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Pat Flynn	....	best boy grip: additional photography (as Patrick S. Flynn)
Pat Flynn	....	grip (as Patrick S. Flynn)
Sean D. Flynn	....	grip
Tony Gavin	....	best boy grip (as Anthony M. Gavin)
Michael Gearhart	....	grip (as Michael S. Gearhart)
Max Gerson	....	grip
Doug Glover	....	second assistant camera: additional photography (as Douglas Glover)
Peter Goldman	....	camera loader
Daniel H. Goldstein	....	best boy electric
Carlos González	....	camera operator: second unit (as Carlos Gonzalez)
Chris Guerrero	....	electrician: additional photography (as Christopher Guerrero)
Bryce H. Haasarud	....	grip (as Bryce A. Haasarad)
Zoli Hajdu	....	grip (as Zoli [Sid] Hajdu)
Douglas S. Holgate	....	operator: Wescam, additional photography (as Doug Holgate)
Norman H. Huelsmeier	....	grip
Rodney James	....	electrician
Simon Jarvis	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Tuxedo Jay	....	electrician
Scott Johnston	....	first assistant camera (as Scott 'Scojoe' Johnston)
Courtney Jones	....	best boy
Mike Karasick	....	gaffer (as Michael I. Karasick)
Karen Korn	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Mikel Lancaster	....	grip
John Linares	....	electrician
Andre Devon Magone	....	grip
Kate Murphy	....	camera intern (as Katie Murphy)
Rob Nelson	....	operator: 24 frame
Terry Newport	....	dolly grip (as Terry P. Newport)
David 'Ez' Nielsen	....	grip (as David Nielsen)
Barry Norwood	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Jon Olboter	....	crane technician: Techno
Vince Palomino	....	key grip (as Vincent M. Palomino)
John Pender	....	crane technician: Techno
Jason Popieniuck	....	best boy electric: additional photography (as Jason M. Popieniuk)
Brooks Robinson	....	Steadicam operator
Mikil Lee Rullman	....	second assistant camera
Paul Saylor	....	electrician
John Scott	....	first assistant camera: additional photography
Christian Sebaldt	....	director of photography: second unit
Cesar Toledo	....	electrician
Vance Trussell	....	gaffer: second unit (as P. Vance Trussell)
Dan E. Walker	....	lamp operator: hi-lite (as Dan E. Walken)
Dave Wilkins	....	electrician (as David Wilkins)
Darren Michaels	....	additional still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Mindy Johnson	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Molly Grundman	....	set costumer (as Molly Elizabeth Grundman)
Heidi Higginbotham	....	set costumer: additional photography
Beth Chandra Salen	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Elaine C. Andrianos	....	first assistant editor
Stacey S. Clipp	....	second assistant editor
Lorinda Donovan	....	assistant editor
Beau J. Genot	....	post-production consultant
Greg Johnson	....	assistant editor
Robert J. Lemos	....	assistant editor
Mike Mertens	....	color timer

Music Department
Slamm Andrews	....	music mixer
Joe Chicarelli	....	music supervisor
Aaron Jacoves	....	music supervisor
Simon James	....	contractor
John Katovsich	....	music coordinator
Ann Kline	....	additional music supervisor: Tri-Tone Music
Steve Pross	....	music supervisor
Ashley Revell	....	music editor
Graeme Revell	....	score producer
Tim Simonec	....	composer: additional music
Tim Simonec	....	conductor
Tim Simonec	....	orchestration
Dan Wallin	....	music engineer
Dan Wallin	....	music mixer
Brian Williams	....	production assistant: Graeme Revell

Transportation Department
Matthew Ballard	....	transportation captain
William Braun	....	driver (as William F. Braun)
Tafi Chihota	....	driver
David T. Chong	....	driver: production van
John Cowan	....	driver (as John E. Cowan)
Wayne Flowers Jr.	....	driver: honeywagon (as Wayne D. Flowers Jr.)
Darren Giarrusso	....	driver: insert car
Guy J. Graves	....	transportation coordinator
Troy Haddock	....	driver: additional photography
Steve Howard	....	driver: additional photography
Melanie Neat	....	driver (as Melanie C. Neat)
Mike Painter	....	transportation coordinator: additional photography
Paul Tumber	....	driver: additional photography
James Wakeman	....	transportation captain: additional photography (as James A. Wakeman)
Michael D. Watson	....	driver
Gaston Wurth	....	driver
Tobi Wurth	....	driver

Divers
Joe Abele	....	set production assistant
John Steven Agoglia	....	location manager (as John S. Agoglia)
G. Andrew Bangs	....	production assistant
Lynell Bangs	....	accountant
Rob Bloch	....	manager: Critters Of The Cinema
Charmaine Boos	....	studio teacher (as Charmaine A. Boos)
Christine Botvinick	....	assistant: Mr. Walken (as Christine Elise Gauld)
Paul Candice	....	craft service
Charles A. Chiara	....	production coordinator
Bret J. Cococcia	....	production intern (as Bret Cococcia)
Cynthia R. Coulter	....	animal trainer
Susannah Cranage	....	set production assistant
Laurette Dobson	....	script supervisor (as Laurette 'Tita' Dobson)
Andrew Doucette	....	title designer
Ilko J. Drozdoski	....	production assistant (as Ilko Joseph Drozdoski)
Keith England	....	production assistant
Brad Englund	....	production assistant (as Bradley E. Englund)
Claudia Erek	....	production intern
Russ Fega	....	adr loop group
Rick Firkins	....	caterer: additional photography
Rick Firkins	....	craft service: additional photography
Betsy Fuhr	....	post-production accountant
Janice Gantenbein	....	animal trainer
Joey Gaynor	....	production assistant
Jennifer Gilbert	....	assistant: Mr. Eisenman
Stephanie Gross	....	assistant: Mr. Rice
Marianne E. Halter	....	assistant location manager (as Marianne Halter)
Marina Hamaoui	....	production assistant: additional photography
Steve Hanna	....	first aid
Linda Hoag	....	medical technical advisor
Charlie Jakab	....	production assistant
Wendy Kutzner	....	co-production coordinator (as Wendy J. Kutzner)
Ed Labowitz	....	production legal services (as Edward Labowitz, Esq.)
Elisabeth Landon	....	electronic press kit
Sierra Ann Lovitz	....	office production assistant: additional photography
Gary Maki	....	craft service (as Gary L. Maki)
Cynthia H. Margulis	....	location manager
Chantal Marie	....	production assistant
Karri Mayo	....	studio teacher
James Mcnulty	....	production assistant
Morla Metwalli	....	production legal services (as Mona Metwalli, Esq.)
Scott Meyer	....	assistant production coordinator (as Scott M. Meyer)
Kevin Milligan	....	set production assistant: additional photography
Anthony Montgomery	....	production assistant
T. Adam Moyer	....	production assistant (as Adam Moyer)
Masasa Moyo	....	assistant: Mr. O'Fallon, additional photography
Conrad L. Ricketts	....	location manager: additional photography
Nicole Rodionoff	....	production assistant: additional photography
Tom Sellitti	....	assistant: Mr. Leary
G. Sessions	....	production assistant (as Gwen Sessions)
Mary Anne Seward	....	script supervisor: second unit
Gary Shapiro	....	office production assistant: additional photography
Josh J. Sheridan	....	set production assistant
Sabrina Sipantzi	....	production coordinator: additional photography
Maxine Abarbara Skwat	....	studio teacher (as Maxine Abarbara [Skwat])
Todd P. Smith	....	production representative
Bill Sweeney	....	assistant production coordinator: additional photography
Bryan Swerling	....	assistant: Mr. Peach (as Brian Swerling)
David Theriault	....	assistant: Mr. Peach
Karen Sue Thomas-Kolakowski	....	animal trainer
Russell Thomas	....	production assistant
Sara E. Tower	....	assistant accountant
E. Scott Tremblay	....	office production assistant: additional photography
E. Scott Tremblay	....	production assistant
Michael Vogler	....	accountant: additional photography
Loretta Walsh	....	assistant: Mr. O'Fallon
Craig Wexler	....	medic: additional photography
Licia Wolf	....	script supervisor: additional photography
Judy Sharinger	....	credits consultant (uncredited)

Thanks
Roger Burlage	....	special thanks
Stewart Kleiner	....	special thanks
Rob Lee	....	special thanks
Steve Mangel	....	special thanks
Nigel Pearson	....	special thanks
Elliott Slutzky	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Live Entertainment (presents) (as LIVE Entertainment)
• Dinamo Entertainment
• Eyes 'n Rice
• Live Film (in association with) (as LIVE Film)
• Mediaworks (in association with)

Distributors

• Artisan Entertainment (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• CTV International (France)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
• New Films International
• VCL Communications (Germany) (video)

Technicien des effets spéciaux

• Ultimate Effects (special effects)

Other Companies

• ARF Troop  loop group
• Affordable Services  first aid (as Affordable Medics)
• Aim Product Placement  promotional considerations
• Alexander, Nau, Lawrence & Labowitz  production legal services (as Alexander, Nau, Lawrence, Labowitz & Meyer)
• All Star Catering  catering and craft service: additional photography
• Amstel Light  promotional considerations
• Axium Entertainment Group  production payroll (as Axium Entertainment)
• Bally of Switzerland  promotional considerations: shoes provided by
• Bare Elegance  promotional considerations: nightclub dancers courtesy of
• Canali  promotional considerations: men's wardrobe provided by
• Cenex Casting  extras casting (as Cenex)
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Comerica Bank of California  production banking (as Comerica Bank - California)
• Critters of the Cinema  animal talent provided by
• Davie Brown Entertainment (I)  promotional considerations
• E=mc²  24-frame video playback
• Eastman Film  motion picture film (as Eastman)
• Encore Catering  catering and craft service
• Film Finance  completion guarantor (as Film Finances, Inc.)
• Great Northern/Reiff & Associates  production insurance provided by
• Heineken  promotional considerations
• Infiniti  promotional considerations: cars provided by (as Infinity)
• Jet Strip  promotional considerations: nightclub dancers courtesy of
• Kenneth Cole  promotional considerations: shoes provided by
• Leonetti Company  grip/electric equipment
• Maker's Mark  promotional considerations
• Mel & Di Woodland Hills  promotional considerations: jewelry provided by
• Mercedes Benz of North America  promotional considerations: cars provided by
• Millennium Sound  additional mixing
• Much and House Public Relations  unit publicist (as Much And House)
• New Hollywood Inc.  titles
• Nissan USA  promotional considerations: Pathfinder provided by (as Nissan)
• Norm Marshall and Associates  promotional considerations
• Oreck  promotional considerations (as Oreck Corporation)
• Panavision  camera & lenses
• Power Post Audio  post production sound by (as Power Post Audio, Los Angeles)
• RD Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• The Catalyst Group  promotional considerations
• The Viking Range Corporation  promotional considerations (as Viking Range Corporation)
• Title House  opticals
• Todd-AO Studios (West)  sound mixed at (as Todd-A-O, West)
• Tri-Tone Music  additional music supervision
• UPP Entertainment Marketing  promotional considerations (as UPP Entertainment)
• Vista Group  promotional considerations (as The Vista Group)

Autre(s) titre(s):

Les rois du kidnapping (Canada: French title) [fr]
Suicide Kings (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language, and for some nudity and drug use.

Durée:

106 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Classification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Germany:16 (video premiere) | New Zealand:R18 | South Korea:18 | UK:15 | USA:R (# 35488)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

City of Industry, California, USA

Company:

Live Entertainment

Anecdotes:

The shot on TV with Heckel and Jeckel in the apartment is actually a snippet from Reservoir Dogs (1992). This is because the director could only use stock from other films owned by Artisan Entertainment.

Goofs:

Continuity: Near the end Brett is pointing the gun at Avery, when he walks away Brett puts the gun on the table in front of him and sits on the couch, in the next shot up close Brett has the gun in his hand again.

Guillemet:

Charlie Barret: Anybody wants to hold hands with my dick, I insist they buy me a drink first. I mean, after all, I'm not asking for dinner and dancing.

Movie Connections:

References Pulp Fiction (1994)

Soundtrack:

Tape Loop

Dark, yet oddly funny

I taped this movie on the USA Network at three o'clock in the morning, watched it some time afterward, and I was blown away by this film. Former gangster Carlo Bartolucci aka Charlie Barrett (Christopher Walken in one of his best roles ever) attends a bistro where he finds that a group of swaggering young men, consisting of Max (Sean Patrick Flanery), Avery (Henry Thomas), Brett (Jay Mohr), T.K. (Jeremy Sisto), and Ira (Johnny Galecki), have taken over his usual booth. Charmed by the guys, Charlie takes them for a ride, only for them to knock him out with some chloroform while going down the Queens tunnel in a hilarious sequence. Charlie regains consciousness inside of Ira's mansion taped to a chair with one of his fingers missing, having been cut off to compensate for Avery's kidnapped sister's missing limb. The guys keep Charlie prisoner in the mansion, but soon, Charlie starts to play head games with them, and it soon becomes obvious that there is a traitor in their midst.

This darkly humorous crime thriller can be described in the most simple terms as "The Breakfast Club" meets "The Godfather" or something like that, even though I myself never saw "The Godfather." Walken is increasingly laughter-provoking, suave, and creepy all at the same time as he delivers witticism after witticism despite his usual situation. Four of the lead males (Henry Thomas, Jay Mohr, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Jeremy Sisto) all portray swaggering rich boys, while Johnny Galecki (David from TV's "Roseanne") is screamingly funny as the nitpicking nerd of the bunch and Denis Leary is his usual laid-back self as slick and wisecracking gangster Lono (what a funny name!).

I said it once and I'll say it again -- "Suicide Kings" is a darkly comical film, but it is highly recommended (for those with kids) that you watch this either late at night or while the kids are away.

I give "Suicide Kings" a 10 out of 10 on a scale of 1-10 in my humble opinion.